Given the way that Tal flinched when the geyser exploded - even here in tropical Torchline, in the daytime and open air - Frey probably had a point. "Yeah... yeah maybe I shoulda brought decaf..." Tal admitted sheepishly. "Didn't think y'were one for moderation, though." It wouldn't be the first time that he had made incorrect assumptions about a god's preferences, of course, and Frey's in particular, but the offering was more for Them than the Messenger.
He just needed something to keep his hands busy while he prayed, was all. Yeah, that was it.
But he still surreptitiously set his mug off to the side while they talked, taking Frey's advice at face value.
The god had another point, and as it was made Tal ducked his head and rubbed at the back of his neck. "It's... complicated..." he mumbled, flushing slightly even though there wasn't any judgment that he could really hear in Frey's voice. He was a complicated mess of conflicting emotions over what he'd done and maybe this was a terrible way of coping with it...
But it was the only thing he'd come up with so far. If this didn't work... well. Maybe he'd try talking to someone about it then. Maybe.
For now, however, he leaned forward with hungry hope in his eyes as Frey listed what was needed.
~Fin
He just needed something to keep his hands busy while he prayed, was all. Yeah, that was it.
But he still surreptitiously set his mug off to the side while they talked, taking Frey's advice at face value.
The god had another point, and as it was made Tal ducked his head and rubbed at the back of his neck. "It's... complicated..." he mumbled, flushing slightly even though there wasn't any judgment that he could really hear in Frey's voice. He was a complicated mess of conflicting emotions over what he'd done and maybe this was a terrible way of coping with it...
But it was the only thing he'd come up with so far. If this didn't work... well. Maybe he'd try talking to someone about it then. Maybe.
For now, however, he leaned forward with hungry hope in his eyes as Frey listed what was needed.
~Fin
